From 10f881849d1c154cc7be44878fea3e666e143539 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rob Browning Date: Sat, 23 May 2020 16:28:43 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Add release notes for 0.30.1 Signed-off-by: Rob Browning --- note/0.30.1-from-0.30.md | 90 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 90 insertions(+) create mode 100644 note/0.30.1-from-0.30.md diff --git a/note/0.30.1-from-0.30.md b/note/0.30.1-from-0.30.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..2e84b94 --- /dev/null +++ b/note/0.30.1-from-0.30.md @@ -0,0 +1,90 @@ + +Notable changes in 0.30.1 as compared to 0.30 +============================================= + +May require attention +--------------------- + +* Previous versions of bup might have saved filesystem directories + with incorrect metadata, but the file contents should be fine. This + could have happened if bup encountered an error while trying to read + the metadata for one of the files in a directory, or if bup were + asked to save two different files with the same name to the same + destination directory (e.g. via the strip/graft options). In cases + where this has happened bup may present either generic or incorrect + metadata for some of the paths in the affected directory. + +* The way `bup index --fake-valid` works has been made to match the + documentation in the man page so that it can actually be used for + the stated purpose (of avoiding 'boring' files.) + +General +------- + +* bup should more accurately recognize git versions. Previously, for + example, it would reject relase candidates like "1.5.2-rc3" + or (apparently) "1.5.2-rc3 (something ...)". + +* When `BUP_ASSUME_GIT_VERSION_IS_FINE` is set to true, yes or 1 in + the environment, bup will assume the version of git that's + available in the `PATH` is acceptable, and skip the version check. + +Bugs +---- + +* bup should close files more aggressively during various operations + which, for example, should return space to the filesystem sooner + during midx operations, whether explicit as `bup midx ...` or + implicit during other operations like `bup save`. Previously, it + could leave deleted files open, preventing their space from being + returned until bup exited. Similar improvements should prevent bup + from crashing during some operations like `gc` on filesystems that + don't actually remove a deleted files's path from a directory until + it the file is closed. + +* bup should no longer crash when trying to read the target of + synthetic symlinks like `/BRANCH/latest`. For example: + + File "/usr/local/lib/bup/bup/vfs.py", line 524, in _compute_item_size + return len(_readlink(repo, item.oid)) + AttributeError: 'FakeLink' object has no attribute 'oid' + +* `bup bloom` should notice that it needs to regenerate the filter in + some cases. For example, it was supposed to regenerate the filter + if the `-k` value changed, but it wouldn't. + +* The DESIGN document is clearer about the fact that `bup save + --smaller` will actually omit larger files from the saved tree + entirely. + +* Failing to specify a port for `bup web` on the command line (only + specifying a hostname) should no longer cause an unrelated syntax + error. + +* Commit date timezone offsets of 0 will no longer be interpreted + as local time instead in some cases. + +* bup should release some midx-related data structures (mmap, etc.) + immediately on close, instead of relying on garbage collection. + +* A memory leak caused by some of bup's C-level stat calls has been + fixed. + +* Some syntax issues in the manpages have been fixed. + +Build system +------------ + +* The automated tests have moved from FreeBSD 11.2 to 12.1. + +* t/test-fuse should be more portable. In particular, a compatibility + issue with Fedora 31 has been fixed, and it should be less affected + by local timezone variances. + +* Some internal build dependencies have been fixed. + +Thanks to (at least) +==================== + +Aidan Hobson Sayers, Greg Troxel, Johannes Berg, Luca Carlon, Reinier +Maas, Rob Browning, and Wyatt Alt -- 2.39.2